DCMS Ministerial hospitality, overseas travel and meetings with outside interest groups, newspapers and other media proprietors, editors and senior executives

1 Jan 012 – 31 Mar 012

## GIFTS GIVEN OVER £140

| Secretary of State, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP | Date gift given | To | Gift | Value | |------------------------------------------|----------------|----|------|-------| | | Nil | | | | | Minister for Sport & the Olympics, Hugh Robertson MP | Date gift given | To | Gift | Value | | | Nil | | | | | Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey MP (DCMS) | Date gift given | To | Gift | Value | | | Nil | | | | | Minister for Tourism and Heritage, John Penrose MP | Date gift given | To | Gift | Value | | | Nil | | | |

## GIFTS RECEIVED OVER £140

| Secretary of State, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP | Date received | From | Gift | Value | Outcome | |------------------------------------------|---------------|------|------|-------|---------| | | Nil | | | | | | Minister for Sport & the Olympics, Hugh Robertson MP | Date received | From | Gift | Value | Outcome | | | Nil | | | | | | Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey MP (DCMS) | Date received | From | Gift | Value | Outcome | | | Nil | | | | | | Minister for Tourism and Heritage, John Penrose MP | Date received | From | Gift | Value | Outcome | | | Nil | | | | |

### HOSPITALITY

#### Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Secretary of State

| Date | Name of Organisation | Type of Hospitality Received (include an asterisk against the entry if accompanied by spouse/partner or other family member or friend) | |------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 23 Jan 012 | Richard Desmond – Channel 5 | Lunch | | 30 Jan 012 | Carphone Warehouse | Drinks | | 12 Feb 012 | BAFTA | Dinner and Ticket | | 21 Feb 012 | British Film Institute | Ticket | | 29 Feb 012 | The Sun | Lunch | | 04 Mar 012 | The FA Group | Tickets | | 16 Mar 012 | Docklands Sinfonia | Tickets\* |

#### HUGH ROBERTSON MP, Minister for Sport and the Olympics

| Date | Name of Organisation | Type of Hospitality Received | |------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9 Jan 012 | BT | Reception and entertainment\* | | 12 Jan 012 | Glasgow 2014 & London 2012 | Reception | | 25 Jan 012 | British Ski & Snowboard | Dinner | | 31 Jan 012 | Channel 4 | Reception | | 6 Feb 012 | Laureus | Sports Awards | | 20 Feb 012 | Association of National Olympic Committees | | | 22 Feb 012 | British Telecom | Dinner | | 29 Feb 012 | Football Association | Ticket | | 6 Mar 012 | LGA | Overnight accommodation | | 7-8 Mar 012| Olympic Park Legacy Co. | Overnight accommodation | | 27 Mar 012 | LOCOG | Dinner | | 28 Mar 012 | International Olympic Committee | Dinner |

#### John Penrose MP, Minister for Tourism & Heritage

| Date | Name of Organisation | Type of Hospitality Received | |------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 23 Jan 012 | Bomber Command | Reception | | 29 Feb 012 | People 1st | Drinks reception | | 1 Mar 012 | Bank of America/Merrill Lynch | Lunch | | 7 Mar 012 | Sunday Times | Lunch | | 15 Mar 012 | Ladbrokes | Lunch |

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1 Does not normally include attendance at functions hosted by HM Government; ‘diplomatic’ functions in the UK or abroad, hosted by overseas governments; minor refreshments at meetings, receptions, conferences, and seminars; and offers of hospitality which were declined. *indicates if accompanied by spouse/partner or other family member or friend. | Date | Name of Organisation | Type of Hospitality Received (include an asterisk against the entry if accompanied by spouse/partner or other family member or friend) | |------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6 Jan 012 | Donmar Warehouse | Theatre tickets* | | 9 Jan 012 | Netflix | Cocktail evening | | 12 Jan 012 | Institute of Practitioners in Advertising | President's reception | | 13 Jan 012 | National Theatre | Tickets | | 17 Jan 012 | Advertising Stakeholders | Lunch | | 18 Jan 012 | Deloitte | Media & Telecoms 2012 Dinner | | 27 Jan 012 | CTF Partners | Lunch | | 27 Jan 012 | Winfield House | Exhibition | | 27 Jan 012 | Duchess Theatre | Tickets\* | | 31 Jan 012 | Kandahar Group | British Museum Exhibition ticket and reception | | 6 Feb 012 | Barclays Capital | Lunch | | 7 Feb 012 | Blackstone Group | Lunch | | 7 Feb 012 | Soho Theatre | Theatre ticket & dinner | | 9 Feb 012 | Author’s Licensing & Collecting Society | Lunch | | 11 Feb 012 | BAFTA/Chanel | Dinner | | 12 Feb 012 | British Film Institute | Film awards/Reception/Dinner * | | 15 Feb 012 | Donmar Warehouse | Theatre tickets/Dinner\* | | 17 Feb 012 | British Fashion Council | London Fashion Week launch event | | 17 Feb 012 | Bush Theatre | Theatre Tickets * | | 18 Feb 012 | David Hockney | Preview invitation * | | 20 Feb 012 | Burberry Prorsum | Ticket | | 21 Feb 012 | Universal | Brit Awards & Dinner * | | 25 Feb 012 | English National Opera | Tickets * | | 28 Feb 012 | Film Policy Review | Drinks/Dinner | | 29 Feb 012 | Contemporary Art Society | Auction/Dinner | | 1 Mar 012 | Daily Telegraph | Lunch | | 7 Mar 012 | IKON | Lunch | | 14 Mar 012 | Digital Radio UK | Lunch | | 19 Mar 012 | Digital Radio UK | Lunch | | 20 Mar 012 | Professional Publishers Association | Lunch | | 22 Mar 012 | NSPCC | Dinner | | 28 Mar 012 | London Music Masters | Tickets\* | | 29 Mar 012 | Channel 4 & ITV | Lunch | | 29 Mar 012 | Soho Theatre | Tickets\* |

## OVERSEAS TRAVEL

| Date(s) of trip | Destination | Purpose of trip | ‘No 32 (The Royal) Squadron’ or ‘other RAF’ or ‘Charter’ or ‘Eurostar’ | Number of officials accompanying Minister, where non-scheduled travel is used | Total cost including travel, and accommodation of Minister only | |----------------|-------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14/15 Feb 012 | Vatican City | Cultural Delegation | | | £336 | | 24/25 Feb 012 | Los Angeles/ USA | GREAT Campaign | | | £3519 | | 09/11 Mar 012 | Rio de Janeiro/ Brazil | GREAT Campaign | | | £1992 |

**Minister for Sport and the Olympics – Hugh Robertson**

| Date(s) of trip | Destination | Purpose of trip | ‘No 32 (The Royal) Squadron’ or ‘other RAF’ or ‘Charter’ or ‘Eurostar’ | Number of officials accompanying Minister, where non-scheduled travel is used | Total cost including travel, and accommodation of Minister only | |----------------|-------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1-2 Feb 012 | Lausanne | IIOC - illegal betting in Sport | | | £437 | | 7-8 Mar | Marseilles/ France | Olympic Legacy for London | | | £246 | | 14-18 Mar 012 | Melbourne/Australia | GREAT Campaign | | | £4,506 |

**Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries – Ed Vaizey MP (DCMS)**

| Date(s) of trip | Destination | Purpose of trip | ‘No 32 (The Royal) Squadron’ or ‘other RAF’ or ‘Charter’ or ‘Eurostar’ | Number of officials accompanying Minister, where non-scheduled travel is used | Total cost including travel, and accommodation of Minister only | |----------------|-------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------| | 27 Feb 012 | Copenhagen | Digital Single Market | | | £248 | | 4-6 Mar 012 | Israel | New Media Delegation | | | £617 |

**Minister for Tourism and Heritage – John Penrose MP**

| Date(s) of trip | Destination | Purpose of trip | ‘No 32 (The Royal) Squadron’ or ‘other RAF’ or ‘Charter’ or ‘Eurostar’ | Number of officials accompanying Minister, where non-scheduled travel is used | Total cost including travel, and accommodation of Minister only | |----------------|-------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------| | Nil | | | | | |

### MEETINGS WITH EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS

#### (INCLUDING MEETINGS WITH NEWSPAPER AND OTHER MEDIA PROPRIETORS, EDITORS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES)

| Date of Meeting | Name of Organisation | Purpose of Meeting | |-----------------|----------------------|--------------------| | Jan 012 | Premier League | To discuss football governance | | Jan 012 | FA Group | To discuss football governance | | Jan 012 | LOCOG | To discuss Cultural Olympiad | | Jan 012 | LOCOG | General discussion | | Jan 012 | Creative Industries | Roundtable | | Jan 012 | National Museums Directors Conference | General discussion - Museums | | Jan 012 | BT | To discuss broadband | | Jan 012 | Channel 4 | General discussion and reception | | Feb 012 | Whitbread Plc | 20.12% sign up campaign | | Feb 012 | LOCOG | To discuss Cultural Olympiad | | Feb 012 | BBC – Mark Thompson, John Tate, Tim Davie | To discuss DAB | | Feb 012 | Intercontinental Group | 20.12% sign up campaign | | Feb 012 | Tony Gallagher - Telegraph | General discussion/catch up | | Feb 012 | Olympic Delivery Authority | General discussion | | Feb 012 | LOCOG | To discuss Games operations | | Feb 012 | LOCOG | General discussion | | Feb 012 | Three and Hutchinson Whampoa | General discussion | | Feb 012 | FA Group | To discuss football governance | | Feb 012 | Committee of Advertising Practice | To discuss Press, Media Regulation | | Feb 012 | British Olympic Authority | General discussion | | Feb 012 | LOCOG | To discuss Cultural Olympiad | | Feb 012 | BBC Trust | To discuss local TV | | Mar 012 | Google | To discuss Comms Green Paper | | Mar 012 | LOCOG | To discuss Cultural Olympiad | | Mar 012 | Amazon | To discuss Comms Green Paper | | Mar 012 | Virgin | To discuss Comms Green Paper | | Mar 012 | British Phonographic Industry (BPI) | To discuss Comms Green Paper | | Mar 012 | Wikipedia | To discuss Comms Green Paper | | Mar 012 | Press Complaints Commission | To discuss Comms Green Paper | | Mar 012 | LOCOG | To discuss Cultural Olympiad | | Mar 012 | News International | To discuss Comms Green Paper |

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2 Does not normally include meetings with Government bodies such as other Government Departments and Agencies, NDPB’s, Non-Ministerial Departments, Agencies, Government reviews and representatives of Parliament, devolved or foreign governments. | Date of Meeting | Name of Organisation | Purpose of Meeting | |-----------------|----------------------|--------------------| | Mar 012 | BSkyB | To discuss Comms Green Paper | | Mar 012 | Google | To discuss Comms Green Paper | | Mar 012 | Arqiva | To discuss Comms Green Paper | | Mar 012 | Transport for London | To discuss London 2012 transport | | Mar 012 | Lord Fellowes | General discussion | | Mar 012 | Union of Shop, distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) | To discuss proposed restrictions on Sunday trading during 2012 Games |

**Minister for Tourism & Heritage – John Penrose MP**

| Date of Meeting | Name of Organisation | Purpose of Meeting | |-----------------|----------------------|--------------------| | Jan 012 | Association of British Bookmakers; British Horseracing Authority | To discuss betting levy | | Jan 012 | Postcode Lottery | To discuss Postcode lottery | | Jan 012 | Lincs Police; British Transport Police; Kent Police | Metal Theft Working Group | | Jan 012 | UK Music | Introductory meeting | | Jan 012 | Tourism Alliance | Breakfast meeting | | Jan 012 | Gambling Commission; Gala Coral | To discuss problem gambling | | Jan 012 | Classic British Hotels | To discuss 20.12% campaign | | Jan 012 | Millennium and Copthorne Hotels | To discuss 20.12% campaign | | Jan 012 | Music Education Monitoring Group | To discuss National Plan for Music Education | | Jan 012 | Travel Lodge | To discuss 20.12% campaign | | Jan 012 | Trainline | To discuss domestic tourism | | Jan 012 | British Hospitality Association | To discuss 2012 Tourism Summit | | Feb 012 | Jurys Inns | To discuss 20.12% campaign | | Feb 012 | Camelot | To discuss wireless hubs | | Feb 012 | Radisson Edwardian Hotels | To discuss 20.12% campaign | | Feb 012 | British Horseracing Association | To discuss the levy | | Feb 012 | Association of British Bookmakers | To discuss the levy | | Feb 012 | QAAD Evangelical Alliance Salvation Army Methodist Church Church of England CARE | To discuss problem Gambling | | Feb 012 | Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) | Catch up | | Feb 012 | Matheson & Co | To discuss tourism links with East Asia | | Feb 012 | Greenwich Foundation | Introductory meeting | | Date | Name of Organisation | Purpose of Meeting | |--------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| | Feb 012| Intercontinental Hotel Group | To discuss 20.12% campaign | | Feb 012| Bet Fair, Remote Gambling Association | To discuss New Levy proposals | | Mar 012| British Horseracing Authority/Association of British Bookmakers | To discuss the Levy | | Mar 012| The British Holiday & Home Parks Association | To discuss VAT on Caravans |

**Minister for Sport and the Olympics – Hugh Robertson MP**

| Date of Meeting | Name of Organisation | Purpose of Meeting | |-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| | Jan 012 | NBC News | To discuss 2012 Olympics | | Jan 012 | Daily Mail | 2012 Olympic Press Catch-up | | Jan 012 | UK Anti-Doping Agency | General discussion | | Jan 012 | Football League | To discuss football governance | | Jan 012 | Women’s Sport & Fitness Foundation (WSFF) | To discuss Future of Women’s Sport | | Jan 012 | Premier League | To discuss football governance | | Jan 012 | Telegraph Mirror | 2012 Olympic Press Catch-up | | Jan 012 | Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport & Physical Activity | Introductory meeting with new Chair | | Jan 012 | FA Group | To discuss football governance | | Jan 012 | Nations and Regions for LOCOG | To discuss 2012 Olympic Games | | Jan 012 | Football Foundation | General discussion | | Jan 012 | FIFA | General discussion | | Jan 012 | Independent On Sunday | Catch up | | Jan 012 | Premiership Rugby | General discussion | | Jan 012 | Mail; Independent | 2012 Olympics press catch up | | Jan 012 | British Olympic Association | Regular catch up | | Jan 012 | Chelsea FC | General discussion | | Jan 012 | John Paul II Foundation for Sport | Catch up | | Feb 012 | International Basketball Federation | To discuss basketball | | Feb 012 | Daily Telegraph | 2012 Olympic press catch up | | Feb 012 | BBC | Catch up | | Feb 012 | Football Foundation | Catch up | | Feb 012 | The FA Group | To discuss football governance | | Feb 012 | Mail on Sunday | 2012 Olympic press catch up | | Feb 012 | Telegraph | 2012 Olympic press catch up | | Mar 012 | BBC | Catch up | | Mar 012 | Performance directors for: Canoeing, Sailing, Equestrian, Hockey, Rowing | Performance Directors Forum | | Mar 012 | Rugby Football Union | To discuss RFU governance | | Date of Meeting | Name of organisation | Purpose of meeting | |-----------------|----------------------|--------------------| | Mar 012 | Football Association | Introductory meeting | | Mar 012 | British Olympic Association | General discussion | | Mar 012 | Rugby Football Union | To discuss governance issues | | Mar 012 | British Olympic Association | Catch up | | Mar 012 | Football Foundation | General discussion | | Mar 012 | Dow Chemical | To discuss London 2012 |

**Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries – Ed Vaizey MP (DCMS)**

| Date of Meeting | Name of organisation | Purpose of meeting | |-----------------|----------------------|--------------------| | Jan 012 | The Reading Agency Bird, Booktrust National Literacy Trust Canongate Publishers and World Book Night Cause4 | Library/Literacy Charities meeting | | Jan 012 | Galaxy National Book Award | Introductory meeting | | Jan 012 | Community Media Association | Catch up | | Jan 012 | Arts Council England TSB National Endowment for Science, Technology & the Arts (NEST) Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Creative England British Film Institute Tech City UKTI Skillset | Digital and Creative Funders roundtable | | Jan 012 | Animation UK/Blue Zoo | To discuss Animation UK report | | Jan 012 | Sony Music | Introductory meeting with New Chair | | Jan 012 | Sue Charteris | Introductory meeting | | Jan 012 | Janice Blackburn | General discussion | | Jan 012 | BFI | Catch up | | Jan 012 | Everything Everywhere | To discuss mobile infrastructure project | | Jan 012 | Three | To discuss mobile infrastructure project | | Jan 012 | 02 | To discuss mobile infrastructure project | | Jan 012 | Deezer UK | General discussion | | Jan 012 | Mobile Network Operators; Internet Service Providers | To discuss self-regulatory agreement on traffic management | | Jan 012 | Content Providers | To discuss self-regulatory | | Date | Organization/Group | Topic/Meeting Details | |-------|---------------------|-----------------------| | Jan 012 | Vodafone | To discuss Mobile Infrastructure, Spectrum and Femto Cells | | Jan 012 | Phil Redmond | General catch up | | Jan 012 | London Music Masters | To discuss the Bridge Project | | Jan 012 | Stuart Purviss, (former ITN CEO & Ofcom partner) | To discuss DAB Memorandum of Understanding | | Jan 012 | Music Education Monitoring Group: | General discussion | | Jan 012 | BT | To discuss Digital Region | | Jan 012 | Talktalk | Catch up | | Jan 012 | BFI | To discuss responses to the FPR | | Jan 012 | ICO | Catch up | | Jan 012 | BT | Catch up | | Jan 012 | BT | To discuss the digital region | | Jan 012 | Wedgewood Museum Trust | To discuss the future of Wedgewood Museum | | Jan 012 | World Book Night Cause4 TRA Booktrust National Literacy Trust (NLT) | To discuss the National Library Challenge | | Jan 012 | Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) | Introductory meeting | | Feb 012 | Booktrust | General discussion | | Feb 012 | Medicinema | General discussion | | Feb 012 | National Apprenticeships Service | To discuss creative & digital apprenticeships | | Feb 012 | Hutchinson Whampoa: 3UK | To discuss Ofcom’s spectrum auction consultation | | Feb 012 | BBC – Mark Thompson, John Tate, Tim Davie | To discuss DAB | | Feb 012 | Artsandbusiness | Catch up | | Feb 012 | Animation UK | Introductory meeting | | Feb 012 | Intellectual Property Office; Ofcom; BPI; Publishers Association; MPAA; Premier League; BT; Virgin Media; TalkTalk; Sky; Google; Internet Advertising Bureau; FACT | Online Copyright Infringement Roundtable | | Feb 012 | Daily Telegraph | General discussion | | Feb 012 | Nikkei | Handover of formal invitation | | Feb 012 | LCA, Microsoft, yahoo, google, bpi, premier league, mpaa, Ofcom, IPO, & Publishers Association | To discuss search engines, rights holders | | Feb 012 | Heritage Foundation | General discussion | | Date | Organization/Group | Topic/Meeting Details | |--------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------| | Feb 012| Rights Holders Groups | Roundtable on creative industries | | Mar 012| National Youth Theatre | General discussion | | Mar 012| CIPFA | To discuss library stats | | Mar 012| Attitude is Everything; GAMA; Shape; Action on Hearing Loss | General discussion | | Mar 012| Google; Apple; Microsoft; Mozilla | To discuss ePrivacy | | Mar 012| Sky | General discussion | | Mar 012| Hooper Communications | To discuss Digital Copyright Exchange | | Mar 012| Live Nation | Introductory meeting | | Mar 012| Creative England | Catch up | | Mar 012| Creative and Cultural Skills | To discuss forward strategy | | Mar 012| Shine Group | To discuss MacTaggart speech | | Mar 012| Allen & Co | Introductory meeting | | Mar 012| Alison Wedgwood | To discuss the future of Wedgewood Museum | | Mar 012| Painting & Patronage | To discuss “promoting UK and Middle East Cultural relations” | | Mar 012| Sony Pictures | General discussion | | Mar 012| BFI | General discussion | | Mar 012| UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE) | Introductory meeting |